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[[File:Zazel | ::''Not to be confused with [[Azazel]], the Hebrew fallen angel.'' | ||
'''Zazel''' (Hebrew: זאזל, romanized: Zazl) is the [[ | [[File:Zazel Sigil1.png|350px|thumb|Summoning sigil of Zazel]] | ||
'''Zazel''' (Hebrew: זאזל, romanized: Zazl) is the name of the [[planetary spirit]] of [[Saturn]]. | |||
He is a masculine spirit who rules over the first eight hours of the day Saturday. His stone is either [[sapphire]] or [[lapis lazuli]]. | He is a masculine spirit who rules over the first eight hours of the day Saturday. His stone is either [[sapphire]] or [[lapis lazuli]]. | ||
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As it says on the 10th Plate: "The First Pentacle of Mercury.--It serveth to invoke the Spirits who are under the Firmament." | As it says on the 10th Plate: "The First Pentacle of Mercury.--It serveth to invoke the Spirits who are under the Firmament." | ||
Zazel is described as being one of the presiding spirits, either the forty-fifth or the forty-ninth (with | Zazel is described as being one of the presiding spirits, either the forty-fifth or the forty-ninth (with [[Agiel]]) over the planet Saturn. It is has the status of an [[archangel]] or archdemon, depending on the specific tradition. | ||
His enemies are [[Barzabel]] and [[Kedemel]]. | His enemies are [[Barzabel]] and [[Kedemel]]. | ||
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===Earthly spirit=== | ===Earthly spirit=== | ||
[[File:Zazel Sigil.jpg|300px|thumb|Geomantic [[sigil]] of Zazel]] | |||
Separately from its connection with Saturn, Zazel is considered a spirit of the [[earth]] by several authors. ''[[Theomagia]]'' by [[John Heydon]] (1663) describes Zazel as the ruler over [[earth (element)|elemental earth]] and co-ruling over [[fire (element)|elemental fire]] with Barzabel. | Separately from its connection with Saturn, Zazel is considered a spirit of the [[earth]] by several authors. ''[[Theomagia]]'' by [[John Heydon]] (1663) describes Zazel as the ruler over [[earth (element)|elemental earth]] and co-ruling over [[fire (element)|elemental fire]] with Barzabel. | ||
Due to Zazel's association with the earth | Due to Zazel's association with the earth, [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] says he has power over all dead bodies, which become merely dust of the earth after life has been extinguished from them. He assigns the [[Bible]] verse Genesis 3:14 to Zazel: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
"And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life." | "And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life." | ||
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[[Category:Demons]] | [[Category:Demons]] | ||
[[Category:Planetary Spirits]] | |||